Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

were two carloads of raisins.
An orange train of fifteen cars left for
the East about 6 o'clock last evening.
The steamer San joaquin No. 8 arrived
from the upper Sacramento yesterday with
grain, broom corn, etc.
Governor Bartlett has commissioned
Chas. Chauncy a Commissioner of Deeds
for California, to reside in Philadelphia.
Notaries Public were appointed yesterday
as follows: George Bramall, Haywards
j. S. Brunsford, Greenville; T. A. Atchi-
son, 0roville.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature yesterday was SO and 430,
with fresh to brisk northerly winds and
clear weather.
Union Lodge No. q, A. o. .. W., will
consider at its meeting tonight an invita-
ton of Marysville Lodge No. 49, to yisis
that city on the 2Sth inst.
The strong northwest wind prevailing
yesterday caused the Sacramento river TO
rise considerably at this point, the figure
attained being 10 feet inches.
California has early potatoes and late po-
tatoes-potatoes all the year round-and
yet ten or twelve carloads are now being
brought to the State daily from Salt Lake.
The office of the State Printer has been
removed from the northeastern corner of
the Capitol building to the northwestern,
the rooms lately occupied BY the State Con-
troller.
R. II. Pratt, Assistant General Superin-
tendent of the Southern Pacific Company,
accompanied by other officials, went up to
the front of the California and Oregon Rail
road hyy srecial train Yesterday
The funeral of the late L. H. Megerle,
who died in this city yesterday, will take
place this afternoon, under the auspices of
Sumner Post, g. A. R., and the Hussars,
of which organizations he was a member.
Ex-Police Judge W. A. Henry was yes
terday, on the favorable report of Ed. NJ.
Martin and w. A Gett, the examiners APP
pointed in his case, admitted by Judge Arm
strong to practice as an attorney in the Su-
perior Court.
The passenger train from the north only
came from Delta yesterday, owing to the
occurrence Of several iand-slides, oi.assort-
ed sizes, north of there Thursday night.
The road will be open to-day if no fresh
trouble occurs.
Sentence in the case of John Norton, re-
Gently convicted of buying and receiving
stolen property, was yesterday in the Su'
perior Court continued until to-day, owing
to the absence of the defendant at Oroville,
to which place ne was summoned as a
witness in the trial of Geo. Henderson, the
stage-robber
L. r. Robbins setter dog Peanuts died
yesterday from the effects of poison, ad-
ministered by some misereant. He had at
tained the advanced age of nineteen years
- baIa II fha
closed, stood upon quail almost as well as
ever, though, of course, the old fellow
could not stand as much hard work as for
merly.
Last Wednesday night a silver watch
was stolen from H Wachhorst's store. 1t
is supposed that his little child, while play
ing behind the counter, picked up the watch
and took it out upon the sidewalk, where
some thief relieved her of it. Yesterday
morning it was noticed in show case at a
cigar store, the proprietor of which had
purchased it from man for s..
A jury was obtained on Thursday in the
Azavido murder case in Woodland, and
yesterday the taking of testimony COM
menced. District Attorney Sprague and
Grove L. Johnson appear for the prosecu-
ton and r. CLARK and F. E. Baker for the
| defense. The Portuguese residents of Yolo
county have taken sides very exctedly in
| this matter, and there is danger of other
trouble growing out of it.
| A young man and a piddle-aged lady
applied to the County Clerk yesterday fol-
marriage license 10 unite the youth to the
| lady's daughter. The Clerk was unable te
| issue the desired document, however, as
| the girl is but IA years OF age, and the Law
| fixes Is years as the limit OF youth on the
| part of a woman for the purpose of con,
| tracing marriage, regardless of whether
the parents consent is given or not.
The Chatfield case was further heard il
| Department Two of the Superior Cour
yesterday afternoon, and was then con
| tinued to allow the dispositions being OBJ
tanned from distance by both parties. 81
far the evidence tending to show that H. B
| Chatfield was murdered and thrown into
well on his ranch has been very light, anC
| certainly not sufficient to warrant such {
charge being made against any one. Th,
case will be reset on the calendar hereafter
when both parties are ready to resume
| trial.
/ On February 18th A. NJ Archulela, who
had just arrived in the city from Denver
| got upon a spree and was robbed of S150-
every cent he possessed. He applied to tn,
police for assistance, but he was unable Il
! give them any clue, and consequently they
were unable to do anything toward recov
! ering the money Since then he has made
| the station-house his headquarters, making
| himself generally useful to pay for hi.
board and lodging while waiting for a re
mitiance from his brother in New Mexico
This came yesterday, much to his delight
as he was beginning to feel exceedingly
lonesome, and he considers himself a fre'
man again.
| CoURsING MATcH.-A large meeting wa
held last evening to arrange for coursinl
match, and it was decided to run at tn,
Twelve Mile House, on the Marysyill,
road, on the 9th of March Considerabl,
interest is being taken in coursing matters
a large field OF dogs will be entered. anC
| lovers of this kind OF sport anticipat,
much pleasure. Another meeting will b.
held on the 26Ih, when the field officer
will be chosen and the dogs drawn. Th'
grounds selected are said to be full of hare
and well suited for such sport
A FLORAL CLOCK There is a very de
lightful way in which you may tell tn
hour of day by means of flowers" rattle
imaginatively asserts Frederic g. Mather
There are twenty-four varieties of plant
| whose blossoms open successfully at th
different hours of the day and night
viii mention only three or four. Th
African marigold opens at seven in tn
evening and closes at four in the morning
but if il does not open the next day will b
rainy Many varieties of the water-lil,
close and sink into the water at shutdown
to arise and bloom atsunrise The day Ill,
opens at five o'clock in the morning, ant
the morning-glory little later. The night
blooming cereus opens only at night, apG
il closes long before dawn